<p>A New York court has sentenced Indian fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander to five years jail for admittedly forcing oral sex on an aspiring female model under a plea bargain deal.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Alexander already serving 59 years to life in California for molesting 16 would-be models had originally been charged in Manhattan with sex attacks on 12 women and girls, including first degree rape.<br /><br />Prosecutors dropped all but one of those cases when Alexander struck his no-additional-jail plea deal here in February.<br /><br />As his prison time in New York amounts to time already served, no years will be added onto his California sentence, Alexander's attorney said.<br /><br />At his sentencing Tuesday by a Manhattan Court, he was named a high-risk sex <br />offender and sexually violent predator. "Anand Jon is a predator. He is a threat to the community," assistant district attorney Maxine Rosenthal said.<br /><br />Judge Cassandra Mullen ask Alexander several times if he had anything to say about his sentencing. "I'd like to thank everyone for being here," he finally replied in a courtroom full of supporters, some wearing "Free Anand Jon" t-shirts. But he did not apologize to the victim.<br /><br />Known professionally as Anand Jon, India-born Alexander launched a fashion line in 1999 and built it into a high-flying career.<br /><br />He was featured on "America's Next Top Model," worked with such celebrities as Paris Hilton and Mary J. Blige and was among 20 people profiled by Newsweek in 2006 as up-and-coming players in various industries.<br /><br />Defence lawyers said Alexander hopes to overturn his California conviction by arguing he had ineffective counsel there.<br /><br />Outside the court, his mother Shashi Abraham and sister Sanjana Jon both proclaimed Alexander's innocence.<br /><br />"Anand Jon is innocent and he will prove it. The truth will come out," Jon said. "This is an innocent person who is being victimised."<br /><br />"People do believe in his innocence. Look at how many people are here supporting him, from all over," said Abraham.</p>
<p>A New York court has sentenced Indian fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander to five years jail for admittedly forcing oral sex on an aspiring female model under a plea bargain deal.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Alexander already serving 59 years to life in California for molesting 16 would-be models had originally been charged in Manhattan with sex attacks on 12 women and girls, including first degree rape.<br /><br />Prosecutors dropped all but one of those cases when Alexander struck his no-additional-jail plea deal here in February.<br /><br />As his prison time in New York amounts to time already served, no years will be added onto his California sentence, Alexander's attorney said.<br /><br />At his sentencing Tuesday by a Manhattan Court, he was named a high-risk sex <br />offender and sexually violent predator. "Anand Jon is a predator. He is a threat to the community," assistant district attorney Maxine Rosenthal said.<br /><br />Judge Cassandra Mullen ask Alexander several times if he had anything to say about his sentencing. "I'd like to thank everyone for being here," he finally replied in a courtroom full of supporters, some wearing "Free Anand Jon" t-shirts. But he did not apologize to the victim.<br /><br />Known professionally as Anand Jon, India-born Alexander launched a fashion line in 1999 and built it into a high-flying career.<br /><br />He was featured on "America's Next Top Model," worked with such celebrities as Paris Hilton and Mary J. Blige and was among 20 people profiled by Newsweek in 2006 as up-and-coming players in various industries.<br /><br />Defence lawyers said Alexander hopes to overturn his California conviction by arguing he had ineffective counsel there.<br /><br />Outside the court, his mother Shashi Abraham and sister Sanjana Jon both proclaimed Alexander's innocence.<br /><br />"Anand Jon is innocent and he will prove it. The truth will come out," Jon said. "This is an innocent person who is being victimised."<br /><br />"People do believe in his innocence. Look at how many people are here supporting him, from all over," said Abraham.</p>